Mediterranean diet offers blood sugar benefits

If you're struggling to control your blood sugar levels, I have more good - and delicious - news for you. Get ready to enjoy your favourite foods again, while keeping your weight and blood sugar in check.

You may know what a challenge controlling your blood sugar can be. Maybe you’ve tried one of those bland, restrictive diets that expel all the joy out of eating. I bet it wasn’t too long before you decided to throw in the towel. Now, the rich variety of foods offered by the Mediterranean diet may keep you from giving up altogether.

A research team in England examined 20 studies from the past 10 years that looked at different diets for controlling diabetes. These included low-carb, high protein, vegan, and low Glycaemic Index diets.

The diet that came out tops for controlling blood sugar levels was the Mediterranean Diet.

The Mediterranean Diet includes a variety of tasty foods, rich in healthy fats and superfoods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, nuts and olive oil. It’s good for your heart, great for your brain and even proven to slash your cancer risk. And the best part of it is it tastes delicious.

After six months on a Mediterranean diet, the English research team found that the participants’ blood sugar had lowered, they lost weight, their good cholesterol lifted and their triglyceride levels dropped.

In another study conducted in Spain, people at risk for heart disease who followed a diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, nuts and olive oil, were 30% less likely to develop diabetes over a four-year period than those who ate a low-fat diet.

The study even suggest, just adding olive oil to your meals can boost your health. Participants who added fats from extra-virgin olive oil were 40% less likely to develop diabetes during the study compared with those on a low-fat diet.

Put an end to boring, tasteless meals forever. Give the Mediterranean Diet a try. The difference will life-changing.

Oh, and if fighting diabetes and heart disease wasn’t enough, olive oil has another advantage. This Mediterranean diet staple could have some surprising pain-relieving benefits.

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If you’re:

•Looking to add new foods to your meals that contain more vitamins, minerals and antioxidants

•Suffering from a medical condition that may improve by eating the right foods

•Sluggish and your energy levels have hit an all-time low

•Super busy and need your body to work as hard as you do

•Over your ideal weight and want to find a super healthy way to lose those extra kilo’s

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